Post: U.S. AirForce Creates 'Super Computer' Out of PS3's.
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12-01-2010, 04:56 AM
#1
TheBigRod
uh-may-zuh-zing
The 'Air Force Research Laboratory' has recently connected 1,760 Playstation 3's together to create what is said the fastest, most interactive computer in the Defense Department.
Originally posted by another user
The Condor Cluster, as the group of systems is known, also includes 168 separate graphical processing units and 84 coordinating servers in an parallel array capable of performing 500 trillion floating point operations per second (500 TFLOPS), according to AFRL Director of High Power Computing Mark Barnell.
Mark Barnell says that the total cost of The Condor Cluster is an estimate of $2 Million; which is 10% more expensive than a 'super computer' made out of regular computer parts. This has also taken 1/10 of the power connected to all the other super computers.
After the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, the super computer (housed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Rome, New York.) will be used for research in all branches & centers in all parts of the country.
The defense engineers worked with Sony, buying all of the Playstation 3's, they were uncapable of buying the 'Slim' models, because they did not work with Mac's, specifically 'OSX'.
Originally posted by another user
In 2000, it was widely reported that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was planning to string then-cutting-edge PlayStation 2 systems into a defense supercomputer, though UK intelligence sources dismissed the claims as "nonsense."
Why didn't they use Xbox's for a supercomputer to use with Mac OSX? The world may never know.
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12-01-2010, 03:50 PM
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DiXiEnOrMoUz28
A.K.A Daboss1288
this is old but since Ps3 got rid of OS this super computer isn't so super anymore the Air Force got pretty pissed off about it from what i read
12-02-2010, 02:36 AM
#21
BestDayandAge
Are you high?
Originally posted by iUniQuee
someone asking for rep for being a fanboy lawl
it wouldnt hurt lol
12-02-2010, 02:42 AM
#22
Skylines
The Forgotten
Hmmm...... I wonder if they have any on 3.41FW :carling:
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12-02-2010, 04:00 AM
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NeedaPVHAXSoon
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They don't use Xbox's because it would break in the middle of something important :p Face it, Xbox is unreliable.
12-02-2010, 11:43 PM
#26
deathkid1212
I’m too L33T
Originally posted by TheBigRod
The 'Air Force Research Laboratory' has recently connected 1,760 Playstation 3's together to create what is said the fastest, most interactive computer in the Defense Department.
Mark Barnell says that the total cost of The Condor Cluster is an estimate of $2 Million; which is 10% more expensive than a 'super computer' made out of regular computer parts. This has also taken 1/10 of the power connected to all the other super computers.
After the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, the super computer (housed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Rome, New York.) will be used for research in all branches & centers in all parts of the country.
The defense engineers worked with Sony, buying all of the Playstation 3's, they were uncapable of buying the 'Slim' models, because they did not work with Mac's, specifically 'OSX'.
Why didn't they use Xbox's for a supercomputer to use with Mac OSX? The world may never know.
Source(s): Google News; You must login or register to view this content..
- TheBigRod - NGU Blog Team.
And YLOD will strike in three years leaving the air force defenseless. =D
12-03-2010, 12:11 AM
#27
TheBigRod
uh-may-zuh-zing
Originally posted by deathkid1212
And YLOD will strike in three years leaving the air force defenseless. =D
Hahaha! I don't think they use it in a way to where it can get Playstation based problems, but you never know.
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Originally posted by Reznov
Where in the hell do you find this stuff TBR?
P.S. Thanks for teh A =D
P.S. Thanks for teh A =D
I find it on various gaming websites, if you click the links at the bottom of my articles titled "Source(s)" you'll see them.
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